What type of property is 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG sell for?

17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG last sold for £1,400,000 in August 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £875,000 in October 2008, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 2008 and August 2014, 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG rose from £875,000 to £1,400,000, a change of £525,000. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in June 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (2,777 sq ft), around 52 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WD3 5AG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2012 under ref. 12/1234/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG located?

17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG sits in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth. It falls within the WD3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

Police records around 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

The closest primary school to 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG is The Russell School (574m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Clement Danes School (1.3km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG?

The closest bus stop to 17 Berks Hill, WD3 5AG is Library, 143m away. The nearest rail option is Chorleywood Rail Station, 234m away.

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17 Berks Hill, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5AG

5 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

258 m²

2777 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Berks Hill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Berks Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, Rickmansworth (WD3 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,678,000 is 19.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Berks Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2024

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Berks Hill, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2015
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Reduce and reshape Birch
Reference
15/1058/TCA
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Mar 2013
Conditions
In report
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Disposal of Surface Water) , 6 (Felling / lopping of trees) and 7 (Tree Protective Fencing) pursuant to planning application 12/1234/FUL
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
13/0142/DIS
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Berks Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,678,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£1,400,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

20 August 2014Most recent
£1,400,000
+60.0%over 5 years
2 October 2008
£875,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WD3 5AG: £1,180,000 (2024–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Berks Hill homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Berks Hill outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,426

Street avg £5,089

On par

Floor Area

258 m²

Street avg 210 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 11.0 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Library — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The Russell School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WD3 5AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WD3 5AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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